Fairfield County, South Carolina
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 44 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Winnsboro, Ridgeway, Jenkinsville.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP34 of 44 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
44 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBFairfield was formed in 1785 (1785-03-12) from unknown / original county.
FAIRFIELD created in Camden District.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusFairfield County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,623 | 10,087 | 17,174 | 20,165 | 22,111 | 27,765 | 29,425 | 27,159 | 24,187 | 21,780 | 20,713 | 20,700 | 23,454 | 20,948 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS66 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 66 of 66 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Aimwell Cemetery |
| Aimwell Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Antioch Cemetery |
| Beaver Creek Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bethesda Cemetery |
| Bethlehem Cemetery |
| Brick Cemetery |
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Castles - Stevenson Cemetery |
| Charles Cemetery |
| Coleman Cemetery |
| Concord Cemetery |
| Cool Branch Cemetery |
| Dennis Crosby Cemetery |
| Fairfield Cemetery |
| Feaster Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Gibson Cemetery |
| Gladney Cemetery |
| Greenbrier Cemetery |
| James Ashford Cemetery |
| Lebanon Cemetery |
| Little River Cemetery |
| Longtown Cemetery |
| Mann Cemetery |
| Milling Crossroad Cemetery |
| Mobley Cemetery |
| Molly Alston Cemetery |
| Monticello Cemetery |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| New Buffalo Cemetery |
| New Hope Cemetery |
| Oaklawn Cemetery |
| Old Stone Church Cemetery |
| Owens Cemetery |
| Pearson Cemetery (historical) |
| Piney Grove Cemetery |
| Richardson Cemetery |
| Richmond Covenanter Cemetery |
| Roberts Cemetery |
| Robinson Cemetery |
| Rock Creek Cemetery |
| Russell Cemetery |
| Saint James Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Cemetery |
| Saint Stephens Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Sawneys Creek Cemetery |
| Shelton - Shivar Cemetery |
| Shiloh Cemetery |
| Shiloh Cemetery |
| Shiloh Cemetery |
| Thomas Woodward Cemetery |
| Turner Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Van Cemetery |
| Weeping Mary Cemetery |
| White Oak Cemetery |
| Wiley Coleman Cemetery |
| Winnsboro Mills Cemetery |
| Wirick Cemetery |
| Yarborough Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 4 of 4
| Name |
|---|
| Biddle |
| Gladden Grove |
| Lylesford |
| Sueville |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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